ZIP Code 15221

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 29,513
Median household income: $55,241
Median home value: $157,100

ZIP Code 15221 (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania) is home to about 29,513 residents. Its median household income of $55,241 runs below the Allegheny County figure of $76,393.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 15221's population declined 2.2% from 30,169 to 29,513, while its median gross rent rose 15.8% from $824 to $954.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 46.6% of the population. 52.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 29,513
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: $55,241
Median home value: $157,100
Median gross rent: $954
Housing units: 17,621
Homeownership rate: 44.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.7%
Unemployment rate: 8.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,16929,513

Median household income

$43,428$55,241

Median home value

$105,400$157,100

Median gross rent

$824$954

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,169	$43,428	$105,400	$824
2020	29,451	$43,907	$108,700	$843
2021	29,264	$47,025	$116,600	$854
2022	29,583	$53,354	$144,100	$920
2023	29,513	$55,241	$157,100	$954

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3418.1%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,646	5.6%
5 to 17	3,538	12.0%
18 to 24	2,176	7.4%
25 to 34	5,336	18.1%
35 to 44	3,536	12.0%
45 to 54	2,995	10.1%
55 to 64	4,143	14.0%
65 to 74	3,540	12.0%
75 and over	2,603	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,741	46.6%
Black or African American	12,560	42.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.0%
Asian	357	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.0%
Some other race	175	0.6%
Two or more races	1,391	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,271	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate22.0%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree23.6%

Graduate or professional degree18.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,186	5.4%
High school graduate	4,872	22.0%
Some college or associate's	6,847	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	5,228	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,020	18.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone52.8%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit14.6%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home22.0%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,538	52.8%
Carpooled	976	6.8%
Public transit	2,090	14.6%
Walked	229	1.6%
Bicycle	59	0.4%
Worked from home	3,139	22.0%
Other means	244	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,865	16.7%
15 to 29 min	4,709	42.3%
30 to 44 min	2,957	26.6%
45 to 59 min	890	8.0%
60+ min	715	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.95
Poverty rate: 19.4% (5,704 of 29,338)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,525	43.4%
Nonfamily households	8,502	56.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,027	85.3%
Vacant	2,594	14.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,706	44.6%
Renter-occupied	8,321	55.4%

1-unit, detached44.6%

1-unit, attached11.6%

2 to 4 units17.3%

5 to 19 units12.3%

20 or more units13.8%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,861	44.6%
1-unit, attached	2,050	11.6%
2 to 4 units	3,056	17.3%
5 to 19 units	2,173	12.3%
20 or more units	2,434	13.8%
Mobile home & other	47	0.3%

ZIP Code 15221

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